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Monitoring and Evaluation Expert

Harare | Accra

  • Organization: ACBF - African Capacity Building Foundation
  • Location: Harare | Accra
  • Grade: Mid level - PL-I, Professional Staff position - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Monitoring and Evaluation
    • Project and Programme Management
  • Closing Date: Closed

Background 

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) is undertaking a leadership and institutional capacity development program that seeks to strengthen the capacities of institutions and organizations to enable them to effectively deliver on their mandate and achieve tangible results.  The primary outcome expected from the program is to have mature and well-run institutions and organizations, fostering sustainable progress in Africa, including in the areas of Bio-medical Sciences and Climate Adaptation. 

Operating under the overall guidance of the Director of Programs and the direct supervision of the Program Coordinator, the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Expert will be responsible for ensuring that quality criteria and results management arrangements for all program activities are in place and are applied rigorously at all levels. S/he will be responsible for assessing the existing M&E capacity of the supported institutions and organizations and the established capacity development programs, coordinating data collection, formulating the results measurement framework, building the M&E capacity of the supported institutions and organizations, including program monitoring and progress reporting, coordinating mid-term reviews and final evaluations, and contributing to knowledge generation and peer-learning. 

S/he will also facilitate the mainstreaming of a quality and results management system for the program. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

1. Lead the development of M&E systems, tools and processes that will enhance and facilitate effective delivery of the programs and achievement of results. 

2. Develop overall baseline data for the supported institutions and organizations at the beginning of the program through the findings of the capacity needs assessment exercise to allow a setting of realistic target values for the result-level indicators considered for the respective institutions and organizations. 

3. Support the development of an M&E plan to guide each institution or organization in tracking progress and reporting on their institutional improvement results.  The M&E Plan will specify the data sources, data collection methods and frequency of each output and outcome-level indicator considered in the Results Tracker. 

4. Undertake regular project monitoring to measure progress of the program implementation and inform the preparation of progress reports. 

5. Conduct a mid-term review of the program and ensure wide dissemination of relevant findings among stakeholders. 

6. Conduct an overall end-of-project evaluation to assess the extent to which the supported institutions and organizations have been transformed in the areas of efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, sustainability, and organizational culture. The end-of-project evaluation will also help to draw key lessons to inform interventions in future programs.  

7. Provide quality assurance during the implementation of the program to better respond to the needs and   expectations of clients.  

8. Ensure that relevant findings are synthesized and leveraged for corporate decision-making and follow-up on implementation of action plans and support integration of monitoring, evaluation and learning into the design of future programs. 

9. Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor. 

Required Qualifications, Experience and Competencies 

Selection will be competitive based on the following candidate profile: 

  • Advanced University Degree in a field relevant to Monitoring and Evaluation, such as Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Statistics or any relevant discipline.
  • Minimum of 8(eight) years of proven experience in monitoring and evaluation of international development programs.  Demonstrated experience in project planning, monitoring and evaluation in the capacity building sector is highly desirable.
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of monitoring and evaluation methods especially in program design and implementation.
  • Demonstrated technical capacity to provide support and guidance to program staff on design, monitoring and evaluation.
  • Experience in the design and implementation of results-based M&E systems in development organizations.
  • Experience in designing M&E methodologies and tools and the ability to coach and train others in their use.
  • Demonstrated capacity to coordinate evaluations, including experience in developing evaluation terms of reference and recruitment and management of consultants.
  • Ability to lead and manage results-oriented and thematic evaluations.
  • Ability to prepare reports clearly and concisely, present, discuss and defend issues, findings, and recommendations.
  • English and French are the working languages of ACBF. For this position, fluency in oral and written English is required. Good working knowledge of French is an added advantage.
  • Ability to effectively use software programs such as Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook. Experience with Management Information Systems (MIS) would be an asset. 

Core Competencies 

  • Planning and organizing
  • Communication
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Respect for organizational, intercultural, and ethical values
  • Learning and Innovation 

Values - ACBF staff subscribes to the following Values: 

Communication, Recognition, Excellence, Accountability and Modern. 

Please note, only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted. 

We strongly encourage qualified female candidates to apply. 

ACBF is a smoke-free environment.

 

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